{"id":55704,"date":"2025-05-31T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=54845"},"modified":"2025-05-31T11:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T14:30:00","slug":"community-driven-comedy-0-60-driving-academy-set-for-season-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=55704","title":{"rendered":"Community-driven comedy &#8216;0-60 Driving Academy&#8217; set for Season 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;238&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;105&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>HALIFAX:<\/strong>  Bell Fibe TV1, Torrential Pictures and Club Red Productions announce the renewal of <em><strong>0-60 Driving Academy<\/strong><\/em> on the heels of the show&#8217;s Season One launch on May 22. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Produced by Jenna MacMillan (<em>Who\u2019s Your Father?<\/em>) and directed and produced by Jonathan Torrens (<em>Mr. D<\/em>), the show follows the chaos of a family-owned driving school in downtown Halifax. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following positive reception to Season One, the second season of <em><strong>0-60 Driving Academy<\/strong><\/em> will begin production in Fall 2025 in Nova Scotia, Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBringing Steve and the family into people\u2019s homes with Fibe TV1 has been a delight,\u201d says producer-director Jonathan Torrens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNow that everyone knows our cast of characters, we can start in second gear.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;31&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8217;7&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As head of the family, single father Steve, played by Steve Lawrence, seeks to hand-off the business to his equally uninterested and under-qualified children, Baby Steve (played by Devon Taylor) and Lauren (played by Alexandra MacLean) in Season One of the show. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based loosely on the life of lead actor, Steve Lawrence, the show blends genres and brings true-to-life comedy to the writer\u2019s room which includes Steve Lawrence himself, co-creator and co-lead actor Alexandra MacLean, and producer-director Jonathan Torrens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Producers Jenna MacMillan and Jonathan Torrens have teamed up for the successful launch of previous projects including Fibe TV1\u2019s <em>Roll With It<\/em>, starring real-life \u201csit-down\u201d comedian Brian George.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe cast and crew of 0-60 is both talented and eager,\u201d says producer Jenna MacMillan of Club Red Productions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am thrilled to bring us all together again to create comedy gold while highlighting a very special community in Nova Scotia.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;71&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;188&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Season One of<em><strong> 0-60 Driving Academy<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;is available to stream on Fibe TV1.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Additional Quotes:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAudiences responded so positively to the first season of 0-60 Driving Academy that we are excited to see what is next for Steve and the family.\u201d<br>&#8211; Paul Gardner, Senior Producer, Fibe TV1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Follow 0-60 Driving Academy<\/strong><br>Instagram: <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/0_60drivingacademy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">instagram.com\/0_60drivingacademy<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;127&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;126&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;238&#8243;] [adrotate banner=&#8221;105&#8243;] HALIFAX: Bell Fibe TV1, Torrential Pictures and Club Red Productions announce the renewal of 0-60 Driving Academy on the heels of the show&#8217;s Season One launch on May 22. 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